A Tucson native, Chef Amber Lancaster has worked as a private chef, holding several positions in Paris at Michelin-rated French dining destinations and was Head Chef at Soho House. Chef Amber has been recognized as one of the “25 Women to Watch” by Hotel F&B Magazine, “9 Chefs to Know in Chicago” by Zagat.com and “Chef of the Month” by Chef Works.

In this episode of The Boelter Wire, Nik Ellickson, Director of Contract and Design with Boelter, speaks with Chef Amber about her recent competition in the current season of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen Las Vegas with Gordon Ramsay, where her inspirations come from and what it's like balancing her professional life with her social life.

This episode of The Boelter Wire podcast is sponsored by Hobart Premiere Foodservice Equipment.

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Tamara Mullin, Director of Safety at Foodworks, and Eric Chaplick, Director of Operations and Design with Boelter, discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the foodservice industry in 2020 and focus on the continued emphasis food safety has played throughout this industry-altering event: from changes in design and the role of technology, to a pivot in business models and a look at what the future may reveal for restaurants.

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Dan Holen and Rob Frost, Principals of Boelter Blue, talk through the difficulties that restaurants, bars and craft breweries have faced during 2020. They also discuss some of the advancements technology has made during this time – from QR codes and digital menus to online waitlists and mobile friendly websites – and how business owners in the food and beverage industry should be embracing this technology as a means to support and grow their brand.

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Kevin Walsh - Director of Foodservice Healthcare Sales with Libbey, Inc. - discusses the latest dining advancements in the world of senior living foodservice and explains how these innovations have been developed to specifically enhance the lives of the senior living community.

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An informative conversation with Margaret Roche – registered dietitian and founder of Roche Dietitians (www.rochedietitians.com) – discussing the "We Test for Safety" training program and how it benefits the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI), simplifies IDDSI implementation, improves food quality and promotes overall safety.

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Shelly Sievert, Boelter’s Director of Business Development, has a remote conversation with Steve Sandblom and Mark Southern of Vi Living, a Life Plan Community that provides quality environments, services and programs specifically designed to enrich the lives of older adults.

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This episode of The Boelter Wire was recorded in March, 2020.

Rob Frost, Principal of Boelter Blue, speaks with Tony Lewanovich, owner of Champps Americana in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Rob and Tony discuss the efforts that helped to evolve Champps from a traditional, sports-themed restaurant, and transformed it into the widely-known destination for craft beer it has become today.

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Jason Prondzinski, Boelter's Vice President of Sales, discusses how current foodservice trends and business practices have been affected by the coronavirus and focuses on a number of future-thinking initiatives that restaurants and foodservice business professionals have been exploring as they slowly and safely begin to re-open their establishments.

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